Kaftan Days Part III

Fairlie reminded me that 10 years ago, almost to the day, I wore a Kaftan to The Poolboy's 30th Birthday*. Spooky. Except that time I was also barefoot and pregnant.

This is exactly the kind of Kaftan I'd like to wear in Sydney now. Except maybe not so paisley. Or so polyester.

Oh, the comfort. The breeziness.


*not my real hair, not my beads, so not my sunnies and god knows how many people had worn that Kaftan from the hire shop before me without it being washed. blurgh.

Our Fireworks Night was cancelled, and for some the news was un-bear-able

Yesterday at 2.30pm, when our cupcake team was over halfway through cooking & decorating 700 cupcakes, we got the news that our fireworks night, scheduled for tonight, would be cancelled due to heavy rainfall, wind and potential thunderstorms. This event is being re-scheduled for sometime in July.

While the archives are sketchy, word has it that this is the first time in over 20 years this event has had to be cancelled. I haven't checked Bureau of Meterology stats, but if this is correct then it is the first time in 20 years that it has rained on the Saturday of this weekend. Is this a sign that the drought is breaking?

So, what about the cupcakes I hear you ask? We decided we would hold a lunchtime cupcake stall at school next week; so we continued to bake and decorate through the night and now have 700 cupcakes frozen in the school canteen freezers ready and waiting. They look fabulous and the kids will love them.

Our stall has been let off lightly, one friend has 500 Loot Bags filling her study and lounge room and another has 223 donated teddy bears, intended for the adopt-a-bear stall, filling every available space. Certainly gives her place that "country comfort" look.


PS. I would post photos of our cupcakes but, due to the support provided by the champers at the decorating party last night, the photos look a bit blurry...